Doctoral Education and Academia Research Centre (DEAR)
Welcome to the DEAR Centre, a unique hub of expertise recognised nationally and globally as contributing to evidence-based practice and policy in higher education & academia, with a particular orientation towards inclusivity and social justice.
News
📢 DEAR features in the IETI Journal special Issue: 'Fostering researcher independence: 'What are the educational and professional development consequences in the doctoral context?'.
📢 DEAR attends the EARLI SIG24 conference Aarhus Denmark August 2026
📢 Congratulations to Dr Christine Olando
📢 Representing postgraduate education: Media, pop culture and public imaginaries hybrid symposium event 07.09.26
About
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Our people
The DEAR Centre's people include the management team and staff, the DEAR Centre Collective, the Advisory Board and the Doctoral and Postdoctoral Group. Find out moreLink opens in a new window.
DEAR also has an Affiliate scheme for individuals at Warwick and beyond and for organisations. Find out more about the scheme and the current DEAR Affiliates
Online communities, blogs & Reading Group
- Conference Inference: Blogging the World of Conferences - www.conferenceinference.wordpress.comLink opens in a new window
- Diary Method Community - www.diarymethodcommunity.wordpress.comLink opens in a new window
- Learn more about our Reading GroupLink opens in a new window
- Learn more about our Writing sessionsLink opens in a new window
Research projects
The Centre runs a suite of projects, with its flagship project being WAHEILink opens in a new window
Learn more about our portfolio of projectsLink opens in a new window
Doctoral & Post-Doctoral Group
Learn more about our Doctoral and Post Doctoral GroupLink opens in a new window
Events
Find out about our events at: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ces/desresearch/dear/eventnewsLink opens in a new window
(Image credit: Rhiannon Nichols)